Abu al-Walid al-Bajji: Trustworthy
Abu Bakr al-Bazzar: Trustworthy
Abu Hatim al-Razi: Trustworthy
Abu Hatim ibn Hibban al-Busti: He was pious
Abu Zar'a al-Razi: Trustworthy
Abu Isa al-Tirmidhi: Trustworthy Haafiz
Ahmad ibn Hanbal: Trustworthy Sheikh, and in another narration: He was firm
Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa'i: Trustworthy
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Jili: Trustworthy
Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani: Trustworthy Haafiz
Al-Dhahabi: Trustworthy
Ali ibn al-Madini: He considered him among the most reliable companions of Yahya ibn Abi Kathir
Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Khuzayma: Trustworthy
Muhammad ibn Sa'd Kathir al-Waqidi: Trustworthy, God willing
Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Dhuhali: Hajjaj al-Sawwaf is reliable, Ibn Khuzayma said: He means he is a trustworthy Haafiz
Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan: Intelligent, sound, bright
Yahya ibn Ma'in: Trustworthy
Yazid ibn Zurai' al-'Ayshi: There is nothing wrong with him